The effect of chlorhexidine varnish application on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets.
- Author:
Dong Hyuk IM
1
;
Tae Woo KIM
;
Young Il CHANG
;
Dong Suk NAHM
;
Won Sik YANG
;
Seoung Hak BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Chlorhexidine varnish;
Shear bond strength;
Bracket failure pattern
- MeSH:
Bicuspid;
Chlorhexidine*;
Humans;
Orthodontic Brackets*;
Paint*;
Tooth
- From:Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2000;30(2):215-222
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the application of chlorhexidine varnish affects the shear bond strength and failure pattern of orthodontic brackets or not. The experimental group consisted of 22 human premolars which extracted after chlorhexidine varnish application (4 times for 1 week interval) in vivo, and the control group consisted of 22 human premolars which extracted without any pre-treatment. After all teeth wee etched with 37% phosphoric acid gel, metal orthodontic brackets (Q-3002, RMO, USA) were bonded to each tooth using auto-polymerizing orthodontic resin (Ortho-One, Bisco, USA) with the same bonding procedure. The shear bond strength was measured with Instron universal testing machine (model 4466, Instron Ltd., England), and the failure pattern of each bracket was examined with Scanning Electron Microscope (SM 840A, JEOL, Japan). The data were analysed statistically with t-test. The results were as follows: 1. Application of chlorhexidine varnish had no significant effect on the shear bond strength of the orthodontic bracket. 2. There was no significant difference in the failure pattern of orthodontic bracket between the experimental group and the control group.
